The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 19 weekend includes a group for Formula Atlantic, 1974-80. I think a get-together for Atlantic veterans would be fun, so I emailed some. This from Marty Loft:

"We would love to attend the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca. Can you let us know how the plans are progressing?"

Phil Simon also expressed interest. Tom Johnston will hopefully have one of his cars running.

Marc Sproule, are you attending? Anyone else interested? Anyone have contact for some of the Atlantic vets?

The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 19 weekend includes a group for Formula Atlantic, 1974-80. I think a get-together for Atlantic veterans would be fun, so I emailed some. This from Marty Loft:

"We would love to attend the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca. Can you let us know how the plans are progressing?"

Phil Simon also expressed interest. Tom Johnston will hopefully have one of his cars running.

Marc Sproule, are you attending? Anyone else interested? Anyone have contact for some of the Atlantic vets?

It covers the 25 years from 1974 to 1999 so it doesn't cover a championship per se, but celebrates the first 25 years of the use of the term Formula Atlantic in North America. It starts with the adoption of the name "Formula Atlantic" by the Canadian national championship which had previously run to Formula B rules, then covers that CASC series through 1978 and the inclusion of US rounds up to the Formula Mondial disaster of 1983. It then covers the SCCA-sanctioned 1984 WCAR series, which has given the impression, fueled by Wikipedia, that WCAR was a continuation of Canadian Atlantic/Mondial series. It wasn't really of course - 1984 WCAR was a continuation of 1983 WCAR and the "reigning champion" in WCAR in 1984 was 1983's WCAR champion, not the Formula Mondial champion. However, it served Toyota Atlantic in 1999 to blur that boundary and talk of 25 year of Formula Atlantic.

The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 19 weekend includes a group for Formula Atlantic, 1974-80. I think a get-together for Atlantic veterans would be fun, so I emailed some. This from Marty Loft:

"We would love to attend the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca. Can you let us know how the plans are progressing?"

Phil Simon also expressed interest. Tom Johnston will hopefully have one of his cars running.

Marc Sproule, are you attending? Anyone else interested? Anyone have contact for some of the Atlantic vets?

Vince H.

I have info for Bob Lazier, Jerry Hansen, Bob Schader, and Carl Liebich... and probably several more with more thought.

Marty Loft, wow, he's a real blast from the past and was to be a writer for me if I'd continued in the magazine biz.

The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 19 weekend includes a group for Formula Atlantic, 1974-80. I think a get-together for Atlantic veterans would be fun, so I emailed some. This from Marty Loft:

"We would love to attend the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca. Can you let us know how the plans are progressing?"

Phil Simon also expressed interest. Tom Johnston will hopefully have one of his cars running.

Marc Sproule, are you attending? Anyone else interested? Anyone have contact for some of the Atlantic vets?

Vince H.

I will make every effort to be there. I'm dealing with a hip that's in need of replacement. At this point I don't have the $ or insurance to get it replaced.

Sorry,I thought we made it clear it only covered the north american series?

Nobody's fault, Rob. The NA series is what I'm interested in reading about, especially the early years with all the great drivers that it fostered, but this book doesn't really fill the bill for that. It was only $10 and I'll probably get at least that much information out of it, so no harm done. I hope somebody does a book that gives comprehensive coverage while some of the primary players are still available.

Basiclly what it says on the cover-25 year anniversary edition-1974-1998One of the best quality books I have-mainly photos I guess-glossy color & b&w.If you are looking for technical details of the cars or every driver pehaps not for you.One name I had forgotten-Mark Dismore-is listed as having the most victories 15-1974-97.Whatever happened to him?

I received the book a few days ago and have to say it was a disappointment. So I'm still looking for a comprehensive history of the series, if such a book exists.

Jack.

What do you mean by the early years Jack? I may be becoming a bore on this subject but "North American series" is a Wikipedic term. The Canadian series ran from 1971 to 1983 - including some US races from 1978 - and not forgetting a stand-alone IMSA series in 1976. WCAR started in the US in 1983 and ECAR in 1985 and they combined into a North American championship in 1991. When you say early years, do you mean the 1970s?

If "comprehensive history" is what you want, then that level of detail may never appear in book form. "Comprehensive" is what we're building on OldRacingCars.com: http://www.oldracingcars.com/atlantic/

I emailed Chris Waddell about getting together at Monterey. His response:

"Hi - didn't realize it was happening but that sounds kind of interesting. August is still a long way away but have been looking for some place to go this summer and that could be a lot of fun. Keep me posted on what's happening - is there a specific web site I should be watching.

I am still in quite regular touch with Graham Scott who was one of Gilles mechanics at Ecurie Canada and then went to work for Doug Shierson so I will let him know and also heard from Gilles' other mechanic Andy Roe this spring - he is flying helicopters in BC and can let him know too.

Graham was in pretty regular touch with Jon Norman who has Gilles' march 76B and had Dan Marvin driving it - was at Trois Rivieres a couple of years ago.

Gordon Kirby may know some who might be attending and I can ask him too.

Basiclly what it says on the cover-25 year anniversary edition-1974-1998One of the best quality books I have-mainly photos I guess-glossy color & b&w.If you are looking for technical details of the cars or every driver pehaps not for you.

Whether or not you like Zimmerman's book depends on your definition of "comprehensive," I guess. It sort of thumbnails its way through each season, gives a few lists, but covers the 1998 season in more of an yearbook/Autocourse style. Some pretty cool photos, but not the greatest depth of historical ones. It's a good book for the price Jack paid, put it that way -- but I'd be interested in a major, blow-by-blow, photo-jammed Atlantic review, even if it stretched over two volumes.

The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 19 weekend includes a group for Formula Atlantic, 1974-80. I am still hoping we can have a get-together for Atlantic veterans...maybe a photo op in the paddock and dinner somewhere.

Marty Loft and Chris Waddell have expressed interest. Phil Simon is definitely going. Those racing will include James King, Dan Marvin and Jon Norman while Tom Johnston has one of his cars entered.

I mentioned a few months back our friend Mark Jaremko was considering coming to the Monterey Historics with their newly-acquired March 75B.... and just learned he is. He's a four-time SCCA National Champion so is one serious racer.

Hopefully some of you can meet Mark and welcome him to this, his first major Vintage event. He's just about the nicest guy in racing (left in the photo).

I mentioned a few months back our friend Mark Jaremko was considering coming to the Monterey Historics with their newly-acquired March 75B.... and just learned he is. He's a four-time SCCA National Champion so is one serious racer.

Hopefully some of you can meet Mark and welcome him to this, his first major Vintage event. He's just about the nicest guy in racing (left in the photo).

Son of Paul Jaremko, who has been racing since 1958 ! I remember seeing Paul beat Mike Eyerly when they were driving Sprites at Shelton in 1959. Paul was a consistent winner in Sprite and Datsun.

Paul, left, with Martin Rudow at 2009 Seattle Historics.

I believe Paul and Mark both still run this Datsun in Historic racing:

Sad news last week that Craig Hill died (pictured in Allen Browns Cdn F-A 1974 profile). He was a wonderfull promoter of the series working with the CTV network and of coarse Castrol.
He was a wonderful guy and a great driver to boot.